Medically reviewed by David Moore, MDMost people think of heat stroke as something that happens to other people, like marathon runners in extreme conditions, or someone who spends hours in the direct sun without any water. The reality is that heat-related illness can develop faster and more subtly than that, even in people who feelContinue reading “Heat-Related Illness: Recognizing and Preventing Summer’s Hidden Danger “

Michael McCutchan has spent his entire life looking out for other people. At 16, he joined his local fire department as a junior volunteer. He went on to serve as a New York Police Department detective and later as an investigator with the New York State Attorney General’s Office. Along the way, he developed aContinue reading “He Stopped to Help a Stranger. Then He Almost Lost His Own Life “